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ZoeWeber

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  1. Yes I think I'll do that, thanks for the info!
  2. To those admitted, first, congratulations!!! Second... do you know if Purdue has already sent out all its admission decisions? I'm applying to the MS and haven't heard from them, so I'm just wondering when my rejection letter will come..
  3. Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words. I'm just going to wait and not think about anything until I recieve something official - either be an acceptance or a rejection. It's only January. To have to wait three months or more for an answer is torture!
  4. Alissa, I'm feeling just like you. My quant GRE score is in the same percentile and my SOP... well I decided not to re-check it again; for my own sake. So if you need some solidarity, here I am. Actually one of the schools I apply to, started sending admissions and I'm still not hearing anything from them... it's pretty much disheartening. But I would say, stop thinking that the worse is coming. You applied to a lot of schools, much more than what I did so there is still hope. And if everything else fails, keep in mind that you are not the only one; that this is a hard process and that if its really all that you want to do; you will get there eventually. Sometimes the longest ride is the safest ride of all.
  5. I also agree, if you are up for sociology of religion or even political sociology, it might be one of the best programs out there. Ps: I'm soo jelaous of your acceptance, congrats!
  6. Sherman, when I first talked to my professors about my plans of going to grad school, they immediately suggested Brandeis at Boston; or The New School for Social Research in New York. This because they thought, due to my inclinations, that I was going to focus on social theory only. At the end I didn't applied to any of those schools. This decision had nothing to do with their programs; in my limited opinion they are both terrific. Trouble is they offer limited funding and the cost of living in Boston... not to talk New York City; is high. Although I do plan to work a lot on social theory, I want to work on other topics as well. Anyway, best of luck with your grad school journey. About the "Am I a good applicant or not" part I can't really tell you because I'm applying for this fall, still haven't got any news from schools and I'm still very unsure of how the system works. For sure, your co-published paper should be part of your application, at least as a CV reference. Best!
  7. Nop Roll Right, unfortunately it wasn't me. I actually started crying (literally... so embarrassing, I know) when I saw that Purdue' acceptance because I really really really want (wanted?) to go there.., ... does that mean that I should probably just wait for my rejection letter? Or do they send acceptances on different dates? Please be honest!! Congrats to Barilcious!!!!! Sorry I didn't post before. I'm trilled about hearing acceptances from people who usually post here; it give us all here - still waiting!!! - hope
  8. I can't imagine a zombie-Elizabeth! Crazy...but I will look for it .. thanks... Roll- Right my waiting will become much more intense than what it already is if I start listening to metal. Then my parents will kicked me out of the house (where I live this is normal) and my boyfriend will stop returning my calls! I need to look for some relaxing beats instead and a yoga lesson...
  9. Here's my list, filled with shameful guilty pleasures: 1 The pianist (The legend of 1900) 2 Amelie 3 La vita e bella (the Roberto Benigni one) 4 Love Actually 5 Big Fish 6 Good Will Hunting 7 Como agua para chocolate 8 Toy Story (the first one) 9 When Harry met Sally 10 Pride and Prejudice (the intense, 2005' version) What can I say? I'm a girl. (and the waiting is killing me!!)
  10. You're going to find this weird but I don't know the snow, I have never ever seen it, except for movies and books and such. When I was a kid my mom told me it was something like the weird ice our broken fridge made and I used to waste a good amount of valuable time looking at the fridge... Now that I'm applying to grad school up north, I day dream on being accepted, funded... and plus, about having the opportunity, one day, to see the snow for the first time. Everyone has warned me that I will hate it the day after; after your post I can see why...
  11. Hello everyone. I was just wondering if there's someone else applying to Purdue, besides me...
  12. Thanks to you all for the wonderful and so encouraging advices. This forum has quickly turned out to be quite therapeutic for me, your comments made me feel a lot better!!!. I'm applying to grad school because everyone has a place where they can contribute to the world and my place, I'm certain, is the academy. I'm totally clumsy and useless for other places- sports, entertainment, economics, even politics. But in the academy, so it seems, I fit in. I enjoy discussions, research using any method, I love the process of constructing a concept and playing with a variable. I love to find the uncommon in the common sense and to always have in hand an explanation (or at least a description) of those odd things we humans in zoo-ciety (stolen term of course) do. Plus academy has this enjoyable freedom quota (call me naive) that I haven't found anywhere else. Is not only that I would rather do what I love than spending years in a job I hate. Is just that I discovered I'm totally unable to be in a job I hate for long, despite the payment. I hope we all get in this year. If I don't, I will probably try again the next, and the next until I find myself in bankrupt because of paying for an awful GRE re-take. I hope what web sites of most departments say is really true: that GPA's and GRE scores are only aspects of the application. I hope that the admissions committee can look at us and our applications not only for what we already are and what we've already achieved (that it is some, but not a lot in my case) but also for what we can potentially become in the future (written so eloquently in our SOP's). That's all I can say to contribute to this therapy process. Are there any other timid and anxious lurker out there?
  13. Another lurker here. I've been also reading this forum for months, but now that the waiting has begun; I need to come up with other ways to deal with my anxiety. I've never posted before because all stats here are way over mine - and my expectations. I've could only apply to two institutions. Being an international student, I prepared the applications alone, with the sole help of a couple of professors who reviewed my SOP and my Writing sample. I really don't know where I stand. I'll let you know if any gives me an answer - positive or not.
  14. I found out about the program thanks to your post, too bad I didn't saw it earlier. The program looks terrific so kuddos to you for applying there. I think new programs can bring you more liberties. You have less chances to hear "that's the way we've been doing things here so it can't change". They are probably up to many creative proposals. Perhaps the lack of experience can be a cons but their faculty seems to be prepared for the challenge
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